List of UK top 10 singles in 1993
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Take That (pictured in 2011) had five top 10 singles in 1993, including 3 number-ones.
The UK Singles Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling singles of the week in the United Kingdom.[1] Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical singles with airplay figures and digital downloads excluded from the official chart. This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart during 1993, as well as songs which peaked in 1992 and 1994 but were in the top 10 in 1993. The entry date is when the song appeared in the top 10 for the first time.
133 singles were in the top ten in 1993. Take That had a total of five top 10 singles through the year. This included three number-one singles: "Pray" in July, "Relight My Fire" in October and "Babe" in December. "Why Can't I Wake Up With You" and "Could It Be Magic?" just missed out on number-one, peaking at numbers 2 and 3 respectively. Fellow Manchester band M People had four top ten entries, with the highest entry, "Moving on Up", reaching number 2. "No Limit" was a number-one single for 2 Unlimited, one of three top 10 singles for the Dutch eurodance group. Chaka Demus & Pliers, Madonna, Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston all had three top 10 singles in 1993, with Houston's cover of "I Will Always Love You" (from The Bodyguard film soundtrack) spending 10 weeks at number one.
Meat Loaf had the best-selling single of the year with "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)", which spent 14 weeks in the top 10, including 7 weeks at the top spot, and sold 761,000 copies. Its success led MCA Records to reissue Meat Loaf's single "Bat Out of Hell", meaning he had two songs in the top 10 at the same time. Songs by UB40, Gabrielle, Haddaway and Mr Blobby were in the top ten best-selling singles of the year.
Top-ten singles
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ‡ | Single peaked in 1992 but still in chart in 1993. |
| ♦ | Single released in 1993 but peaked in 1994. |
| (#) | Year-end top-ten single and rank |
| Entered | The date that the song first appeared in the chart. |
| Peak | Highest position that the song reached in the UK Singles Chart. |
| Entered[A] | Weeks in top 10 | Single | Artist | Peak | Peak reached[A] | Weeks at peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 November 1992 | 15 | "I Will Always Love You" ‡ (#10) | Whitney Houston | 1 | 29 November 1992 | 10 |
| 29 November 1992 | 7 | "Heal the World" ‡ | Michael Jackson | 2 | 6 December 1992 | 5 |
| 6 December 1992 | 8 | "Could It Be Magic" | Take That | 3 | 3 January 1993 | 2 |
| 13 December 1992 | 10 | "Phorever People" ‡ | Shamen, TheThe Shamen | 5 | 20 December 1992 | 2 |
| 6 December 1992 | 5 | "Slam Jam" ‡ | WWF Superstars | 4 | 6 December 1992 | 2 |
| 22 November 1992 | 4 | "Out of Space" / "Ruff in the Jungle Bizness" ‡ [B] | Prodigy, TheThe Prodigy | 5 | 29 November 1992 | 1 |
| 20 December 1992 | 3 | "Miami Hit Mix" ‡ | Gloria Estefan | 8 | 20 December 1992 | 1 |
| 3 January | 6 | "Exterminate!" | Snap! featuring Niki Haris | 2 | 10 January | 3 |
| 3 January | 4 | "Mr. Wendal" / "Revolution" | Arrested Development | 4 | 10 January | 1 |
| 10 January | 3 | "I'm Easy" / "Be Aggressive" | Faith No More | 3 | 17 January | 1 |
| 10 January | 1 | "Get the Girl! Kill the Baddies!" | Pop Will Eat Itself | 9 | 10 January | 1 |
| 10 January | 1 | "The Devil You Know" | Jesus Jones | 10 | 10 January | 1 |
| 17 January | 6 | "The Love I Lost" | West End featuring Sybil | 3 | 24 January | 2 |
| 17 January | 3 | "We Are Family" [C] | Sister Sledge | 5 | 24 January | 1 |
| 17 January | 3 | "Open Your Mind" | U.S.U.R.A. | 7 | 24 January | 2 |
| 17 January | 3 | "Sweet Harmony" | Beloved, TheThe Beloved | 8 | 24 January | 2 |
| 17 January | 1 | "Steam" | Peter Gabriel | 10 | 17 January | 1 |
| 24 January | 12 | "No Limit" (#4) | 2 Unlimited | 1 | 7 February | 5 |
| 31 January | 5 | "Deep" | East 17 | 5 | 31 January | 2 |
| 31 January | 3 | "Ordinary World" | Duran Duran | 6 | 31 January | 2 |
| 31 January | 3 | "How Can I Love You More?" [D] | M People | 8 | 7 February | 1 |
| 7 February | 6 | "Little Bird" / "Love Song for a Vampire" | Annie Lennox | 3 | 7 February | 4 |
| 7 February | 2 | "Stairway to Heaven" | Rolf Harris | 7 | 14 February | 1 |
| 14 February | 3 | "Why Can't I Wake Up with You" | Take That | 2 | 14 February | 2 |
| 14 February | 4 | "I'm Every Woman" | Whitney Houston | 4 | 21 February | 1 |
| 21 February | 5 | "Are You Gonna Go My Way" | Lenny Kravitz | 4 | 28 February | 2 |
| 21 February | 5 | "Give in to Me" | Michael Jackson | 2 | 28 February | 1 |
| 21 February | 2 | "I Feel You" | Depeche Mode | 8 | 21 February | 1 |
| 28 February | 8 | "Oh Carolina" (#7) | Shaggy | 1 | 14 March | 2 |
| 28 February | 2 | "Animal Nitrate" | Suede | 7 | 28 February | 2 |
| 7 March | 1 | "Fear of the Dark (Live)" | Iron Maiden | 8 | 7 March | 1 |
| 7 March | 2 | "Stick It Out" | Right Said Fred and Friends | 4 | 14 March | 1 |
| 7 March | 1 | "Bad Girl" | Madonna | 10 | 7 March | 1 |
| 14 March | 5 | "Mr. Loverman" [E] | Shabba Ranks | 3 | 14 March | 2 |
| 14 March | 9 | "Informer" | Snow | 2 | 21 March | 3 |
| 14 March | 1 | "ShortSharpShock (EP)" | Therapy? | 9 | 14 March | 1 |
| 14 March | 1 | "Too Young to Die" | Jamiroquai | 10 | 14 March | 1 |
| 21 March | 7 | "Young at Heart" [F] | Bluebells, TheThe Bluebells | 1 | 28 March | 4 |
| 21 March | 2 | "Cat's in the Cradle" | Ugly Kid Joe | 7 | 21 March | 2 |
| 21 March | 1 | "Peace in Our Time" | Cliff Richard | 8 | 21 March | 1 |
| 21 March | 2 | "Jump They Say" | David Bowie | 9 | 28 March | 1 |
| 28 March | 2 | "Fever" | Madonna | 6 | 28 March | 1 |
| 28 March | 5 | "When I'm Good and Ready" | Sybil | 5 | 4 April | 3 |
| 28 March | 5 | "Show Me Love" | Robin S. | 6 | 4 April | 2 |
| 4 April | 3 | "Don't Walk Away" | Jade | 7 | 18 April | 1 |
| 4 April | 6 | "Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use)" | Sub Sub featuring Melanie Williams | 3 | 18 April | 1 |
| 11 April | 3 | "U Got 2 Know" | Cappella | 6 | 18 April | 2 |
| 18 April | 2 | "Regret" | New Order | 4 | 18 April | 1 |
| 18 April | 4 | "I Have Nothing" | Whitney Houston | 3 | 25 April | 2 |
| 25 April | 6 | "Five Live (EP)" | George Michael and Queen with Lisa Stansfield |
1 | 25 April | 3 |
| 25 April | 6 | "Everybody Hurts" | R.E.M. | 7 | 9 May | 2 |
| 2 May | 5 | "That's the Way Love Goes" | Janet Jackson | 2 | 2 May | 1 |
| 2 May | 5 | "Tribal Dance" | 2 Unlimited | 4 | 2 May | 2 |
| 2 May | 10 | "All That She Wants" (#3) | Ace of Base | 1 | 16 May | 3 |
| 2 May | 8 | "Sweat (A La La La La Long)" [G] | Inner Circle | 3 | 16 May | 3 |
| 9 May | 2 | "Believe in Me" | Utah Saints | 8 | 9 May | 1 |
| 16 May | 10 | "(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You" (#2) | UB40 | 1 | 6 June | 2 |
| 16 May | 1 | "Housecall" [H] | Shabba Ranks featuring Maxi Priest | 8 | 16 May | 1 |
| 16 May | 2 | "In These Arms" | Bon Jovi | 9 | 16 June | 2 |
| 23 May | 2 | "I Don't Wanna Fight" | Tina Turner | 7 | 23 May | 1 |
| 23 May | 1 | "Jump Around" / "Top O' the Morning to Ya" | House of Pain | 8 | 23 May | 1 |
| 30 May | 6 | "Two Princes" | Spin Doctors | 3 | 6 June | 1 |
| 30 May | 3 | "Three Little Pigs" | Green Jelly | 5 | 30 May | 2 |
| 30 May | 2 | "Shout (It Out)" | Louchie Lou & Michie One | 7 | 30 May | 1 |
| 6 June | 9 | "What Is Love" (#8) | Haddaway | 2 | 27 June | 2 |
| 6 June | 2 | "Can You Forgive Her?" | Pet Shop Boys | 7 | 6 June | 2 |
| 6 June | 4 | "In All the Right Places" | Lisa Stansfield | 8 | 20 June | 1 |
| 6 June | 1 | "Do You See the Light (Looking For)" | Snap! featuring Niki Haris | 10 | 6 June | 1 |
| 13 June | 9 | "Dreams" (#5) | Gabrielle | 1 | 20 June | 3 |
| 13 June | 10 | "Tease Me" | Chaka Demus & Pliers | 3 | 4 July | 1 |
| 20 June | 4 | "Have I Told You Lately" | Rod Stewart | 5 | 27 June | 1 |
| 20 June | 6 | "One Night in Heaven" | M People | 6 | 11 July | 2 |
| 27 June | 3 | "I Will Survive" [I] | Gloria Gaynor | 5 | 4 July | 1 |
| 4 July | 8 | "What's Up" | 4 Non Blondes | 2 | 18 July | 2 |
| 11 July | 6 | "Pray" | Take That | 1 | 11 July | 4 |
| 11 July | 2 | "Will You Be There" | Michael Jackson | 9 | 11 July | 2 |
| 18 July | 2 | "Almost Unreal" | Roxette | 7 | 18 July | 1 |
| 25 July | 7 | "Living on My Own" [J] | Freddie Mercury | 1 | 8 August | 2 |
| 25 July | 3 | "Rain" | Madonna | 7 | 25 July | 2 |
| 25 July | 2 | "This Is It" | Dannii Minogue | 10 | 25 July | 2 |
| 1 August | 6 | "The Key The Secret" | Urban Cookie Collective | 2 | 8 August | 2 |
| 8 August | 7 | "It Keeps Rainin' (Tears from My Eyes)" | Bitty McLean | 2 | 29 August | 2 |
| 8 August | 6 | "The River of Dreams" | Billy Joel | 3 | 29 August | 1 |
| 8 August | 5 | "Nuff Vibes (EP)" | Apache Indian | 5 | 15 August | 1 |
| 15 August | 8 | "Mr. Vain" (#9) | Culture Beat | 1 | 22 August | 4 |
| 15 August | 3 | "Higher Ground" | UB40 | 8 | 15 August | 3 |
| 22 August | 6 | "Right Here" | SWV | 3 | 5 September | 1 |
| 22 August | 4 | "Dreamlover" | Mariah Carey | 9 | 29 August | 1 |
| 29 August | 3 | "Faces" | 2 Unlimited | 8 | 5 September | 2 |
| 5 September | 2 | "Heart-Shaped Box" | Nirvana | 5 | 5 September | 1 |
| 12 September | 5 | "Go West" | Pet Shop Boys | 2 | 12 September | 2 |
| 12 September | 8 | "Boom! Shake the Room" | DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince | 1 | 19 September | 2 |
| 12 September | 1 | "Creep" | Radiohead | 7 | 12 September | 1 |
| 19 September | 5 | "Moving on Up" | M People | 2 | 26 September | 1 |
| 19 September | 5 | "She Don't Let Nobody" | Chaka Demus & Pliers | 4 | 26 September | 3 |
| 19 September | 5 | "Life" | Haddaway | 6 | 3 October | 1 |
| 19 September | 1 | "Condemnation (EP)" | Depeche Mode | 9 | 19 September | 1 |
| 19 September | 1 | "On the Ropes (EP)" | Wonder Stuff, TheThe Wonder Stuff | 10 | 19 September | 1 |
| 26 September | 3 | "Relax" [K] | Frankie Goes to Hollywood | 5 | 3 October | 1 |
| 26 September | 1 | "Going Nowhere" | Gabrielle | 9 | 26 September | 1 |
| 26 September | 1 | "It Must Have Been Love" [L] | Roxette | 10 | 26 September | 1 |
| 3 October | 4 | "Relight My Fire" | Take That featuring Lulu | 1 | 3 October | 2 |
| 3 October | 14 | "I'd Do Anything for Love" (#1) | Meat Loaf | 1 | 17 October | 7 |
| 3 October | 5 | "Stay" | Eternal | 4 | 17 October | 1 |
| 10 October | 1 | "Hallowed Be Thy Name" | Iron Maiden | 9 | 10 October | 1 |
| 17 October | 5 | "U Got 2 Let the Music" | Cappella | 2 | 24 October | 1 |
| 17 October | 2 | "One Love" | Prodigy, TheThe Prodigy | 8 | 17 October | 1 |
| 17 October | 9 | "Don't Be a Stranger" | Dina Carroll | 3 | 7 November | 2 |
| 24 October | 8 | "Please Forgive Me" | Bryan Adams | 2 | 31 October | 3 |
| 24 October | 2 | "Both Sides of the Story" | Phil Collins | 7 | 24 October | 1 |
| 24 October | 4 | "Give It Up" [M] | Goodmen, TheThe Goodmen | 5 | 31 October | 1 |
| 31 October | 4 | "Got to Get It" | Culture Beat | 4 | 7 November | 2 |
| 31 October | 3 | "Hero" [N] | Mariah Carey | 7 | 7 November | 1 |
| 7 November | 1 | "Real Love '93" | Time Frequency, TheThe Time Frequency | 8 | 7 November | 1 |
| 7 November | 3 | "Feels Like Heaven" | Urban Cookie Collective | 5 | 14 November | 1 |
| 7 November | 1 | "Little Fluffy Clouds" [O] | Orb, TheThe Orb | 10 | 7 November | 1 |
| 14 November | 3 | "Runaway Train" [P] | Soul Asylum | 7 | 14 November | 2 |
| 14 November | 7 | "True Love" | Elton John and Kiki Dee | 2 | 21 November | 2 |
| 14 November | 1 | "Ain't It Fun" | Guns N' Roses | 9 | 14 November | 1 |
| 21 November | 3 | "Again" | Janet Jackson | 6 | 21 November | 1 |
| 21 November | 2 | "Long Train Runnin'" | Doobie Brothers, TheThe Doobie Brothers | 7 | 28 November | 1 |
| 28 November | 7 | "Mr Blobby" (#6) | Mr Blobby | 1 | 5 December | 3 |
| 28 November | 2 | "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)" / "I've Got You Under My Skin" |
U2 and Frank Sinatra | 4 | 5 December | 1 |
| 28 November | 1 | "Don't Look Any Further" | M People | 9 | 28 November | 1 |
| 5 December | 1 | "Controversy" | Prince | 5 | 5 December | 1 |
| 5 December | 6 | "For Whom the Bell Tolls" | Bee Gees, TheThe Bee Gees | 4 | 19 December | 2 |
| 5 December | 7 | "It's Alright" ♦ | East 17 | 3 | 9 January 1994 | 1 |
| 12 December | 5 | "Babe" | Take That | 1 | 12 December | 1 |
| 12 December | 7 | "Twist and Shout" ♦ | Chaka Demus & Pliers featuring Jack Radics and Taxi Gang |
1 | 2 January 1994 | 2 |
| 12 December | 5 | "The Perfect Year" ♦ | Dina Carroll | 5 | 2 January 1994 | 1 |
| 19 December | 3 | "Bat Out of Hell" [Q] | Meat Loaf | 8 | 19 December | 2 |
| 19 December | 1 | "The Power of Love" [R] | Frankie Goes to Hollywood | 10 | 19 December | 1 |
| 26 December | 7 | "Come Baby Come" ♦ | K7 | 3 | 16 January 1994 | 2 |
Notes
- a The dates are for when the song charted, which is six days before the officially published "Week ending" date.
- b "Out of Space" / "Ruff in the Jungle Bizness" re-entered at number 9 in January 1993, after falling out of the top 10 in December 1992.
- c "We Are Family" first charted at number 8 in 1979. It was also re-released in 1984 but failed to reach the top 10, peaking at number 33. It was re-released in a remix version in 1993.
- d "How Can I Love You More" was first released in 1991 but only reached number 29.
- e "Mr Loverman" was released for the first time a year earlier but only charted at number 23.
- f "Young at Heart" reached the top ten on its previous release in 1984, peaking at number 8.
- g "Sweat (La La La La Long)" was also released in 1992 but only made number 43.
- h "Housecall" previously reached number 31 when it was released in 1991.
- i "I Will Survive" also reached number 1 in 1979, where it stayed for 3 weeks. It was released as a remix in a similar way to "We Are Family" in 1993.
- j "Living on My Own" was first released in 1985 but failed to reach the top 40, only making number 50.
- k "Relax" first charted at number 1 in 1983. It was one of a number of Frankie Goes to Hollywood songs which were re-issued in 1993.
- l "It Must Have Been Love" reached number 3 in 1990 on its previous release.
- m "Give It Up" charted at number 23 in August 1993.
- n "Hero" dropped to number 11 on 14/11 and re-entered the top 10 a week later.
- o "Little Fluffy Clouds" failed to reach the top 40 in 1990, reaching number 87.
- p "Runaway Train" made it to number 37 in July 1993.
- q "Bat Out of Hell" was first released in 1979 and peaked at number 15.
- r "The Power of Love" previously charted at number 1 in 1984.
Entries by artist
The following table shows artists who achieved three or more top 10 entries in 1993, including songs that reached their peak in 1992 or 1994. The figures include both main artists and featured artists, while appearances on ensemble charity records are also counted for each artist.
2 Unlimited (pictured in 1994) had 3 top ten singles in 1993, including the number-one single "No Limit".
| Artist | Number of Top 10 singles |
|---|---|
| Take That | 5 |
| M People | 4 |
| 2 Unlimited | 3 |
| Chaka Demus & Pliers | 3 |
| Madonna | 3 |
| Michael Jackson | 3 |
| Whitney Houston | 3 |
See also
References
- ↑ "The Official UK Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links
- 1993 singles chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)
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